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Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date KenyaCongo - KinshasaDenmark
30,19251,1815,322
31,02552,7825,339
31,91954,4535,358
32,86556,1705,377
33,84657,8605,391
34,88059,5995,404
35,96161,4745,420
37,09363,4795,438
38,24865,5905,461
39,44167,8005,494
40,66870,1145,524
41,90072,5505,548
43,19875,1385,571
44,47077,7925,592
45,63980,5345,614
46,80883,3685,644
47,98386,2295,683
49,09589,1935,730
50,20192,2095,766
51,35795,2325,795
52,52298,3205,818
53,691101,4995,831
54,867104,7675,855
55,924108,1715,907

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Kenya

  • 1904-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Congo - Kinshasa, Denmark; the database as a whole is cited above.